Newport County 0-3 Team Bath NEWPORT County were jeered off the pitch this afternoon after being given a footballing lesson by the students of Team Bath in the FA Cup.

Newport County 0-3 Team BathNEWPORT County were jeered off the pitch this afternoon after being given a footballing lesson by the students of Team Bath in the FA Cup.

With flu victim Neil Davis adding his name to County's casualty list, midfielder Matt Rose led the Newport attack, but with the students showing far more determination and pace, County scarcely created any first-half openings.

The visitors, on the other hand, were bright and inventive and they took a deserved lead on 23 minutes when former Hibernian striker Barry Lavety forced his way through the half-hearted Newport defence to create a chance for his strike partner Guiseppe Sorbara to easily beat Pat Mountain from 12 yards.

County could scarcely find their way across the half-way line and former Cardiff City youngster Matt Lewis struck a glorious second for Team Bath on 36 minutes when given the freedom of the park by the County defence.

There could have been worse for Newport a minute later as referee Stephen Castle ignored a blatant foul by Andrew Thomas on Sorbara inside the penalty area.

HT: Newport County 0, Team Bath 2.

Newport manager Tim Harris made two half-time substitutions replacing Steve Cowe and Scott Walker with Stuart James and David D'Auria.

But County still struggled to break down the blue wall of defenders which stood between them and the team Bath goal.

There was more effort about County's game but goalmouth threat was conspicuous by its absence and when Billy Clark had a long-range effort easily saved by visiting keeper Ryan Northmore in the 76th minute it was the first on-target effort from the home side.

County's misery was complete in injury time when substitute Kaleb Camara-Taylor struck a third for the visitors and the home side left the field to jeers from their fans.